Tennessee Supreme Court Cases

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View Entry 1942 Atley Walters, et al. v. Frank Lyle & Lyle Furniture Co. Knox Injury and Damages

Resulting from a car accident. Additional Plaintiff: Next Best Friend, Harding Walters.

 East Range: 5 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 205 303 Order A Copy
View Entry 1942 Alfred Cummings v. Isabella Tyson Gillpin Knox Petition for Compensation

Alfred Cummings sues on behalf of himself and A. N. Reagan, Charlie Murrian, H. T. Rogers, J. V. Burns, as employees of Defendant.

 East Range: 7 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 496 91 Order A Copy
View Entry 1942 Adele S. Kennedy et al. v. Rutherford Freight Lines, Inc. Knox Injury and Damages

Truck driven by Defendant struck car in which Plaintiff was riding, causing her to be injured. Exhibits include repair bill, scene map. Add. Plaintiff: Firemen's Insurance Co. of Newark, New Jersey.

 East Range: 7 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 637 343 Order A Copy
View Entry 1942 Buddy Haynes v. State Knox Larceny, Grand

Charges also include "Violating the Bone Dry Law."

 East Range: 6 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 249 53 Order A Copy
View Entry 1942 Beatrice Logan Wallace v. Harry Keller Wallace Knox Divorce East Range: 7 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 620 53 Order A Copy
View Entry 1942 Charles Fair v. State Knox Liquor Violation East Range: 6 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 232 64 Order A Copy
View Entry 1942 Charles A. Monday v. Locomotive Engineers & Conductors Mutual Protective Association Knox Insurance Disputes

Plaintiff seeks payout of discharge insurance after being fired from his job. Exhibits include membership application and witness statements.

 East Range: 6 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 485 45 Order A Copy
View Entry 1942 Charles A. Maner v. Arthur L. Brown Knox Estate Dispute

Deceased was guardian of incompetent Defendant Brown. Plaintiff admr of J. J. Graham, dec. Add. Plaintiffs: Defendant A. Brown incompetent. Add. Defendants: Frank T. Hines, Administrator of Veteran's Affairs.

 East Range: 7 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 587 32 Order A Copy
View Entry 1942 City of Knoxville v. F. A. Hessler et al. Knox Tax Collection

Add. Defendants: Carrie Allen, C. H. Asquith, B. H. Acuff, James Gibson, George M. Dail.

 East Range: 7 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 597 63 Order A Copy
View Entry 1942 Coal Creek Mining & Manufacturing et al. v. W. C. Wells et al Knox Debt

Origin of debt: promissory note. Add. Plaintiff: Braden Coal Co. Add. Defendant: Mrs. M. E. Western, H. H. Wells, C. J. Wells.

 East Range: 7 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 625 53 Order A Copy
View Entry 1942 D. F. Bullard v. United Salvage & Equipment Co. Knox Unknown

Exhibits include inventory lists and sales contracts.

 East Range: 7 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 629 60 Order A Copy
View Entry 1942 Earl Grubb, et al. v. State Knox Liquor Violation

"Violating the Bone Dry Law." Additional Plaintiffs: W. R. Wilson, George Kennedy, and Dewy Morris.

 East Range: 6 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 247 118 Order A Copy
View Entry 1942 Earl Weaver v. H. C. Allen Knox Injury and Damages

Origin of damages: car collision.

 East Range: 7 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 621 337 Order A Copy
View Entry 1942 Edith L. Baumann v. Frieda Bowman, et al. Knox Property Dispute

Plaintiff sued Defendants to stop them from using a temporary structure on a piece of property as a permanent residence. Exhibits include newspaper section, deeds, cancelled checks, b&w photos. Add. Defendant: James L. Clarke, Jr.

 East Range: 7 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 693 164 Order A Copy
View Entry 1942 Fidelity Bankers Trust Company v. Max Friedman, et al. Knox Petition for Payment

Additional Defendants: Royal, Inc., Jewelers, S. H. Busch. Petition for payment of lease or rent. Exhibits: check, 1 large photo, correspondence, bill of sale, lease agreement.

 East Range: 6 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 448 276 Order A Copy
View Entry 1942 Floyd Kidd, et al. v. Royal Crown Bottling Co. Knox Petition for Compensation

Floyd Kidd sued on behalf of himself, John A. cox, Jr., Charles Lusk and all other employees of the defendant. Exhibits: employee hours, checks, correspondence, statements of earnings, receipt.

 East Range: 7 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 620 286 Order A Copy
View Entry 1942 George Coylar v. H. A. Brown Knox Injury and Damages East Range: 7 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 624 60 Order A Copy
View Entry 1942 H. G. Curtis v. State Knox Liquor Violation East Range: 6 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 232 38 Order A Copy
View Entry 1942 Hubert Adams et al. v. Herbert N. Russell et al. Knox Habeas Corpus

Add. Plaintiffs: Clarence Porter, Merch Walden. Add. Defendants: Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary, Thomas P. Gore.

 East Range: 7 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 587 73 Order A Copy
View Entry 1942 Hubert Adams, et al. v. Herbert Russell, et al. Knox Other

Plaintiffs plead guilty to First Degree Murder, but are now arguing that the conviction was void. Case incomplete; opinion only.

 East Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 93 9 Order A Copy
View Entry 1942 Holston Union National Bank, etc. v. Knox County, etc. Knox Garnishment

Case Style: Holston Union National Bank, for use of J. C. Allen and Burt Ketner v. Knox County, garnishee of Herbert Graf, doing business as R. F. Graf & Sons.

 East Range: 6 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 454 55 Order A Copy
View Entry 1942 Hamilton National Bank of Knoxville v. City of Knoxville et al. Knox Taxation, Assessment

Exhibits include correspondences, tax & assessment documents, Add. Defendants: E. V. Cullum, J. W. Crudgington, C. V. Biddle, E. E. Carter, Ed L. Keener, D. A. Schaeffer.

 East Range: 7 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 597 112 Order A Copy
View Entry 1942 Hamilton National Bank of Knoxville v. W. P. Haynes, Jr. et al Knox Wills, Contested

Also see ET 641 for additional folders. Deceased: Nellie H. Jennings. Exhibits include trust deeds, income lists, minutes of meetings, chattel mortgages, court documents, itemized account statements, correspondences. Add. Defendants: Knox County Tuberculosis Sanatorium Inc., Carson-Newman College, Margaret Haynes, Elizabeth Campbell, W. P. Haynes III, Ray Simmonds, Mount Rest Home for Aged Women, Lillian Rutherford Haynes, St. John's Orphanage Inc., Mary Jennings.

 East Range: 7 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 639 1175 Order A Copy
View Entry 1942 Joe Duncan v. State Knox Liquor Violation

Plaintiff is appealing the charge that he unlawfully possessed alcohol. Case incomplete; opinion only.

 East Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 100 3 Order A Copy
View Entry 1942 Joe C. Duncan v. State Knox Liquor Violation East Range: 6 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 230 56 Order A Copy
View Entry 1942 Luther Rader& Ray Rader v. State Knox Larceny

Charges also include Breaking and Entering and Concealing Stolen Property. Case incomplete; opinion only.

 East Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 93 2 Order A Copy
View Entry 1942 Luther Rader & Ray Rader et al. v. State Knox Larceny

Additional Defendants: Earl Ellenberg, Eugene Earl.

 East Range: 6 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 232 147 Order A Copy
View Entry 1942 Mary Womble v. State Knox Assault with Force and Arms

Plaintiff is appealing the charge that she attacked Estella Brown with a razor.

 East Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 34 61 Order A Copy
View Entry 1942 Margaret Long Horton et al. v. The Employers' Liability Assurance Corporation, Ltd. Knox Insurance Claims and Policies

Judgment in favor of Defendant, affirmed on appeal. Exhibits include correspondences, insurance documents, photostatic copies of medical record, separate case transcript. Additional Plaintiffs: J. D. Horton, Sue Long, Ed Matthews.

 East Range: 6 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 361 599 Order A Copy
View Entry 1942 Mary Carmack v. Fidelity-Bankers Trust Co. Knox Wills, Contested

Mary Carmack is the widow of James C. Carmack and is contested his will. The exhibits in this case include various testimonies and a telegram. 2 folders. Affidavits and telegram

 East Range: 8 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 801 806 Order A Copy
View Entry 1942 Price O'Neal v. State Knox Liquor Violation

"Violating the Bone Dry Law."

 East Range: 6 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 249 52 Order A Copy
View Entry 1942 Park National Bank v. James A. Goolsby et al Knox Debt

Origin of debt: promissory note. Exhibits include materials lists, insurance documents, correspondences, bills ledger sheets, contracts, cancelled checks. Add. Defendant: Eula V. Goolsby.

 East Range: 7 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 695 320 Order A Copy
View Entry 1942 Pliner Davis, admr. et al.v. Jennie L. Mitchell, exe.& trustee et al Knox Murder

Alleged murderer: Effie Davis Victim: Charles Davis Alleged accomplices: Dixie Davis and Hattie Davis In two folders. Exhibits include Bank of Knoxville account book, plat map, clipping

 East Range: 7 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 773 320 Order A Copy
View Entry 1942 R. O. Hunter v. City of Knoxville Knox Damages

Exhibits: 5 large photo., correspondence, receipts, 3 small photos, ins. Policy.

 East Range: 6 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 448 373 Order A Copy
View Entry 1942 Ross-Frankel, Inc. v. State Knox Other

Undertaking construction without a license.

 East Range: 5 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 202 158 Order A Copy
View Entry 1942 State ex rel. J. Fred Bibb v. L. M. O'Brien Knox Liquor Violation

Defendant stands accused of violating a permanent injunction against selling intoxicating liquor. Defendant alias: Jimmy O'Brien.

 East Range: 6 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 481 137 Order A Copy
View Entry 1942 State ex. rel. Joseph M. Michael, et al. v. Henry B. Witham, et al Knox Application for Writ of Mandamus

Complainants: P. L. Smith, Ezra Totten, Walter S. E. Hardy, Homer L. Saunders, Clinton M. Marsh. Defendants: Fred C. Smith; Clyde B. Austin; Cary F. Spence; Paul J. Kruesi; W. P. Cooper; Harry S. Berry; W. P. Ridley; I. B. Tigrett; George C. Rowlett; John D. Martin; Williston Cox; James A. Fowler; Wassell Randolph; Thomas H. Allen; Prentiss Cooper; B. O. Duggan; C. C. Flannery; James D. Hoskins, all as Board of Trustees, Univ. of Tenn. CAUSE: Complainants denied admission based on race.

 East Range: 6 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 458 1054 Order A Copy
View Entry 1942 Stella Wright v. Home Beneficial Association Knox Insurance Claims and Policies

Exhibits include insurance documents.

 East Range: 7 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 625 86 Order A Copy
View Entry 1942 State ex rel Alvin Murrell v. Hazen Kreis, Sheriff Knox Habeas Corpus East Range: 7 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 620 36 Order A Copy
View Entry 1942 Von Nicely v. State Knox Manslaughter

"Involuntary Manslaughter." Victim: Robert Henry.

 East Range: 6 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 249 144 Order A Copy
View Entry 1942 Wallace Cable v. State Knox Election Dispute East Range: 6 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 230 165 Order A Copy
View Entry 1942 Wallace Cable v. State Knox Other

Plaintiff is appealing the charge that he unlawfully tampered with a voting booth.

 East Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 34 132 Order A Copy
View Entry 1942 Wallace Cable v. State Knox Unknown

"Misdemeanor." Case incomplete; opinion only.

 East Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 100 2 Order A Copy
View Entry 1942 William Arnold Irwin v. Fulton Syphon Co. et al. Knox Debt Dispute

Plaintiff seeking reimburselment for medical bills related to a work injury, said bills being from a physician not approved by Defendants. Plaintiff suing on behalf of Eben Alexander, and Fort Sanders Hospital Training School. Add. Defendant: Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.

 East Range: 7 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 583 169 Order A Copy